brokenskull Author

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Macbook M4 '14 MAX spec making chirp / weird wiring sound

Hi,

As I was setting up a new MacBook Pro M4, I noticed the device occasionally making chirping / wiring sound from the mainboard. The sound volume was muted. It occurred during the initial setup session and again during the migration session. Rebooted twice.

I have used 4 MacBooks pros & 1 MacBook Air so far but this is entirely new.

https://youtube.com/shorts/caT_ooBt09g?si=uzst6nd0MbjN5yKz

Anyone encountered this issue before?

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.6

Posted on Sep 9, 2025 10:06 PM

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brokenskull Author

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Sep 10, 2025 10:45 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Quite different imo. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/caT_ooBt09g

More like https://youtube.com/shorts/wlCd-1gdipw?feature=share (from another person)

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255969955?sortBy=rank

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Sep 11, 2025 08:51 AM in response to brokenskull

it sounds like the transmission is falling out of your car— or is that just bonus noise in the background...(?)

very confusing on that front.

Otherwise I suspect it t is simply the electronic noise of the SSD

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Sep 10, 2025 04:58 AM in response to brokenskull

is this at all like your noise? it won't be exactly the same, because of different hardware.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS-BHI667po

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